loreleikelly
@loreleikelly.bsky.social
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Civil Society Field Hearings: Create a local Congressional Record —build accountability & control the data for self governance in your community constitutionaldefense.us/appendices-1
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WTF? I'm a 50 year old man and as far back as I can remember, including when I was in high school it was *obviously* wrong and fucked up for older men to be targeting high school girls.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
WTF? I'm a 50 year old man and as far back as I can remember, including when I was in high school it was *obviously* wrong and fucked up for older men to be targeting high school girls.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
People claiming it's somehow normal are trying to cover for predators. This isn't some new way of thinking.
And there goes America’s nonpartisan civil service. Gift. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Expands His Power to Fire Federal Workers
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
And there goes America’s nonpartisan civil service. Gift. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
What a great public servant. Respect. Rest in Peace, Lee Hamilton (Indiana, ret.) wapo.st/4rTfdn5
Lee Hamilton, foreign policy leader in Congress, dies at 94
President Barack Obama called the Indiana Democrat “one of the most influential voices on international relations and American national security.”
wapo.st
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
What a great public servant. Respect. Rest in Peace, Lee Hamilton (Indiana, ret.) wapo.st/4rTfdn5
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This is yet another hostile attack in the Trump Administration’s relentless war against our civil service.
They want to make it easier to fire qualified public servants so they can replace them with MAGA sycophants who serve Donald Trump above the law and the American people.
They want to make it easier to fire qualified public servants so they can replace them with MAGA sycophants who serve Donald Trump above the law and the American people.
Exclusive: Roughly 50,000 federal workers would be easier to discipline or fire under a new Trump rule that reclassifies swaths of the government workforce.
Trump Administration to Make It Easier to Fire 50,000 Federal Workers
A rule expected to be completed on Thursday would create a government-employee category that offers fewer job protections.
on.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This is yet another hostile attack in the Trump Administration’s relentless war against our civil service.
They want to make it easier to fire qualified public servants so they can replace them with MAGA sycophants who serve Donald Trump above the law and the American people.
They want to make it easier to fire qualified public servants so they can replace them with MAGA sycophants who serve Donald Trump above the law and the American people.
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This is what solidarity looks like! 💥
50+ Jewish orgs and synagogues are co-sponsoring T'ruah and @bendthearc's Jews Against ICE protest on 2/11 in D.C.
We won't stand idly by while ICE rips apart families and destroys lives. We want ICE out of our communities NOW.
truah.org/jewsagainstice
50+ Jewish orgs and synagogues are co-sponsoring T'ruah and @bendthearc's Jews Against ICE protest on 2/11 in D.C.
We won't stand idly by while ICE rips apart families and destroys lives. We want ICE out of our communities NOW.
truah.org/jewsagainstice
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is what solidarity looks like! 💥
50+ Jewish orgs and synagogues are co-sponsoring T'ruah and @bendthearc's Jews Against ICE protest on 2/11 in D.C.
We won't stand idly by while ICE rips apart families and destroys lives. We want ICE out of our communities NOW.
truah.org/jewsagainstice
50+ Jewish orgs and synagogues are co-sponsoring T'ruah and @bendthearc's Jews Against ICE protest on 2/11 in D.C.
We won't stand idly by while ICE rips apart families and destroys lives. We want ICE out of our communities NOW.
truah.org/jewsagainstice
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This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
I was a little late to catch up with this WSJ kleptocracy story. We already knew Sheikh Tahnoon dropped $2b on World Liberty Financial to get Trump to let UAE import advanced chips. Now we learn Tahnoon also purchased 49 percent of World Liberty Financial.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
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New 25-page @centeronbudget.bsky.social paper from me summarizing the distributional, fiscal, and economic effects of One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts and cuts to health care, food assistance, student loans, and climate investments. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Republican Megabill Trades Essential Support to Low-Income People for Skewed Tax Cuts
The sprawling megabill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Trump in July 2025 will redistribute trillions of dollars upward over the next decade, making it harder for ...
www.cbpp.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
New 25-page @centeronbudget.bsky.social paper from me summarizing the distributional, fiscal, and economic effects of One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts and cuts to health care, food assistance, student loans, and climate investments. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
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This is incredibly powerful testimony.
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This is incredibly powerful testimony.
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.
Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...
Great organizing strategy, esp combined with deliberative tech. “State resolutions are not just symbolic gestures, the politics would be a significant mobilizing factor in the Democratic midterm strategy in elections” @SidneyBlumenthal attn: @metagov.bsky.social
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Opinion | Democrats have a constitutional power they aren’t using to fight back: state resolutions — Guardian US
State resolutions are underutilized right now and could be a significant mobilizing factor for the Democratic party
apple.news
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Great organizing strategy, esp combined with deliberative tech. “State resolutions are not just symbolic gestures, the politics would be a significant mobilizing factor in the Democratic midterm strategy in elections” @SidneyBlumenthal attn: @metagov.bsky.social
apple.news/ActiGuiylQqi...
apple.news/ActiGuiylQqi...
Building an organizational layer on mutual aid. How to create a popular assembly. Guide. www.corganisers.org.uk/training/lea...
A Guide to Popular Assemblies - Community Organisers
Proud to share Humanity Project’s new Guide to Popular Assemblies – a handbook to help communities come together to listen, connect, and act on what matters most.
www.corganisers.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Building an organizational layer on mutual aid. How to create a popular assembly. Guide. www.corganisers.org.uk/training/lea...
Be aware: With the administrative subpoena, DHS is weaponizing bureaucracy against regular people www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Be aware: With the administrative subpoena, DHS is weaponizing bureaucracy against regular people www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Data brokers have created a data to violence pipeline that makes targetting public servants much easier www.wired.com/story/how-da...
How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants
A new report from the Public Service Alliance finds state privacy laws offer public servants few ways to protect their private data, even as threats against them are on the rise.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Data brokers have created a data to violence pipeline that makes targetting public servants much easier www.wired.com/story/how-da...
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Civil Society Field Hearings: Create a local Congressional Record —build accountability & control the data for self governance in your community constitutionaldefense.us/appendices-1
Civic Salon Presents
A Strategic Guide for
Organizing Civil Society Field Hearings
constitutionaldefense.us
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Civil Society Field Hearings: Create a local Congressional Record —build accountability & control the data for self governance in your community constitutionaldefense.us/appendices-1
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Fact check: the FBI has zero jurisdiction over state elections.
Zero.
Zero.
February 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Fact check: the FBI has zero jurisdiction over state elections.
Zero.
Zero.
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From trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Octavia Butler, to the proud historic community of Altadena, California's 28th District has a rich Black history paved by incredible leaders, past and present, who have broken barriers and changed our nation for the better.
Happy Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month.
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
From trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Octavia Butler, to the proud historic community of Altadena, California's 28th District has a rich Black history paved by incredible leaders, past and present, who have broken barriers and changed our nation for the better.
Happy Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month.
Civil Society Field Hearings: Create a local Congressional Record —build accountability & control the data for self governance in your community constitutionaldefense.us/appendices-1
Civic Salon Presents
A Strategic Guide for
Organizing Civil Society Field Hearings
constitutionaldefense.us
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Civil Society Field Hearings: Create a local Congressional Record —build accountability & control the data for self governance in your community constitutionaldefense.us/appendices-1
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📢 #CallForPapers for the 11th Monash-Paris-Warwick-Zurich-CEPR Text-As-Data #Workshop!
Papers using text, audio, images, or other unstructured data are welcome.
Organisers: @elliottash.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social & Philine Widmer
Deadline: 13 March
cepr.org/events/11th-...
#EconSky
Papers using text, audio, images, or other unstructured data are welcome.
Organisers: @elliottash.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social & Philine Widmer
Deadline: 13 March
cepr.org/events/11th-...
#EconSky
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
📢 #CallForPapers for the 11th Monash-Paris-Warwick-Zurich-CEPR Text-As-Data #Workshop!
Papers using text, audio, images, or other unstructured data are welcome.
Organisers: @elliottash.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social & Philine Widmer
Deadline: 13 March
cepr.org/events/11th-...
#EconSky
Papers using text, audio, images, or other unstructured data are welcome.
Organisers: @elliottash.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social & Philine Widmer
Deadline: 13 March
cepr.org/events/11th-...
#EconSky
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18 impeachable offenses a day
February 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
18 impeachable offenses a day
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Springfield (eating the dogs / cats) Ohio desperately needs your help with ICE.
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine said it will be “the next Minneapolis” as 15,000 Haitians (1/4th of the entire city) will have their TPS status prematurely revoked Weds Feb 4th.
Here are links to donate and volunteer directly: 1/
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine said it will be “the next Minneapolis” as 15,000 Haitians (1/4th of the entire city) will have their TPS status prematurely revoked Weds Feb 4th.
Here are links to donate and volunteer directly: 1/
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Springfield (eating the dogs / cats) Ohio desperately needs your help with ICE.
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine said it will be “the next Minneapolis” as 15,000 Haitians (1/4th of the entire city) will have their TPS status prematurely revoked Weds Feb 4th.
Here are links to donate and volunteer directly: 1/
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine said it will be “the next Minneapolis” as 15,000 Haitians (1/4th of the entire city) will have their TPS status prematurely revoked Weds Feb 4th.
Here are links to donate and volunteer directly: 1/
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Pacifico’s GW Ranch in Pecos County is authorized to release more than 12,000 tons per year of regulated air pollutants, including soot, ammonia, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds.
The complex can also release up to 33 million tons per year of greenhouse gases.
The complex can also release up to 33 million tons per year of greenhouse gases.
Country’s Largest Air Pollution Permit Issued to Power Plant for Data Centers in West Texas, Developer Says
It’s among a handful of similarly colossal ventures announced during 2025, making Texas the global epicenter of a gas power buildout.
www.texasobserver.org
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Pacifico’s GW Ranch in Pecos County is authorized to release more than 12,000 tons per year of regulated air pollutants, including soot, ammonia, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds.
The complex can also release up to 33 million tons per year of greenhouse gases.
The complex can also release up to 33 million tons per year of greenhouse gases.
This veteran/constituent who was thrown out of the event should run for Mike Lawler’s seat in November.
BREAKING:
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler held a town hall tonight in Rockland County…and proceeded to have VETERANS thrown out of the venue.
#NY17
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler held a town hall tonight in Rockland County…and proceeded to have VETERANS thrown out of the venue.
#NY17
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 AM
This veteran/constituent who was thrown out of the event should run for Mike Lawler’s seat in November.
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The GOP really don't like self-government
Groundhog Day is tomorrow, and Congressional Republicans are celebrating by once again coming for DC's local money. This time they seek to undo local tax code changes that help working families, because I guess they want to make their tyranny as obvious as possible?
How to take action to #FreeDC ⬇️
How to take action to #FreeDC ⬇️
DC’s money belongs to DC — Free DC
In December, DC Council opted to keep our local tax code independent from drastic federal tax changes that would have led to shortfalls without quick action. Every state has the option to do this, and...
freedcproject.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The GOP really don't like self-government
This Is Not a Drill. gift. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | This Is Not a Drill
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This Is Not a Drill. gift. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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Corruption, plain and simple.
Steve Witkoff, David Sacks, and Howard Lutnick must testify in front of Congress.
And Congress needs to grow a spine and put a stop to Trump’s crypto corruption.
Steve Witkoff, David Sacks, and Howard Lutnick must testify in front of Congress.
And Congress needs to grow a spine and put a stop to Trump’s crypto corruption.
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Corruption, plain and simple.
Steve Witkoff, David Sacks, and Howard Lutnick must testify in front of Congress.
And Congress needs to grow a spine and put a stop to Trump’s crypto corruption.
Steve Witkoff, David Sacks, and Howard Lutnick must testify in front of Congress.
And Congress needs to grow a spine and put a stop to Trump’s crypto corruption.
Not a coincidence: Terrorizing and assaulting Black people is what this regime is doing during Black History month.
“Donald Trump and JD Vance spread racist invective about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Illinois. Now ICE is reportedly planning to begin extensive raids on Haitian American communities like Springfield.”
#Pinks #MomSky #ProudBlue
www.democracynow.org/2026/1/30/te...
#Pinks #MomSky #ProudBlue
www.democracynow.org/2026/1/30/te...
350,000 Haitians in U.S. “at Risk of Losing Everything” After Trump Revokes Legal TPS Status
An estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants are set to lose their temporary protected status, or TPS, on February 3, 2026, after President Trump signed an executive order to revoke their TPS shortly after...
www.democracynow.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Not a coincidence: Terrorizing and assaulting Black people is what this regime is doing during Black History month.